Bucket holder



Aug. 22, 1950 A. F. BARTOLATV BUCKET HOLDER Filed March 10l 1947 ]L 2.519:z..2` 4 u BUCKET HOLDER l I., einen F. Bartolaf, 'radmag Wash.

.Application March 110, 1947,'Serial`No;u733,445

The objects of my invention are, first, to providea cla`spfor thebucket bailywhereby it cannot become loose from .the hangen-second, yto provide a' means for. readily releasinglfthe bail from the clasp, whenso. desired; third; to provide a removable means top-maintain thebucket in tilted position, said means being* adjustable to any desired angle; and fourthyto provide such a buketholder which-will be inexpensive to manufacture and to market, simple to operate, and strong and effective in use.

I attain these and other objects by the devices, mechanisms and arrangements illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my improved bucket holder in use; Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, showing parts thereof in section; and Figs. 3 and 4 are cross-sections taken on the lines 3-3 and lI -4 in Fig. 1, respectively.

Similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A house painter or decorator has to hang his paint bucket on a rung of a ladder, or on some handy projection, usually by means of a double hooked wire, and runs the risk of the bucket being knocked off the hook. Also, when the bucket is thus hung, the bail limits the area which the brush has available when being replenished with paint, especially as the bucket becomes emptied, thus delaying the painting operation.

My improved bucketholder is intended to eliminate these objections by locking the bail to the hanger and by adjustably tipping the bucket to provide more room for the paint brush to enter the bucket.

Referring to the drawings it will be seen that the hanger hook Il] is made of stiff heavy wire and that it has plenty of room to hang on the ladder rung or other object. The lower end of the hook is enclosed in aV socket II formed by several turns of similar heavy wire, and its end is rivited to hold it from slipping through the socket,A thus forming a swivel connection permitting the hook I to turn into any desired position relatively to the bucket.

The socket II is formed in the center of a yoke I2 whose two legs I3 are enclosed and secured in the curled ends I4 of the hanger plate I5. This plate I5 extends downward from the yoke and is provided with two separated legs I6, each having hooks I1 at its lower end, said hooks being adapted to receive and hold the bail I8 of the paint bucket I9.

- (el. 24a- 211) i' groove 20 extending down its center. A lock plate 2I is provided with a complementary groovev 22 and lies onrthe front side ofthe said plate I5, the ridge formed by said groove 22V lying in the said groove 20 and permitting only vertical movement of the plate 2I on the plate I5. This plate 2| has two legs 23 which'lie in front of the legs I6. The ends of the legs 23 :lit in the hooks I1 andv have their tips turned out so as to prevent the bail I8 from leaving the hooks I1 when the said legs 23 are in their lowered position. The upper part of the lock plate 2I is providedwlth a horizontally elongated slot 25, in which the below eccentric moves. This eccentric 26 comprises a circular dished disk, lying in the said slot 25, and having a rim 21 of larger diameter lying over the plate 2I, said rim 21 being extended to form a handle 28. A pin 29 is mounted on the rear side of the said circular disk 26, in eccentric position, and passes through a hole in the hanger plate I5. A spring 30 is mounted on the pin 29 between its head and the rear side of the plate I5, thus holding the eccentric 26 in the slot 25 and the rim 21 holding the lock plate ZI against the hanger plate I5.

The movement of the handle 28 turns the eccentric 26 with the pin 29 around in the hole in the plate I5, thus causing the eccentric disk to raise or lower the slot 25, and with it the lock plate 2I, and causing the legs 23 to open or close the hooks I1. When the eccentric is turned to open the hooks the bucket bail I8 may be placed in or removed from the hooks II, but when it is turned to its closed position (Figs. 1 and 2) the ends 24 absolutely close the hooks so that the bail cannot be removed therefrom.

The handle 28 may be held in such locked position by being made to pass over a small knob 3I made in the lock plate 2l, thus preventing the accidental movement of the arm 28.

The coaction of the two grooves 20 and 22 holds the plate 2| from any side motion relatively to the plate I5.

The bucket I9 may be held in adjusted tipped position by means of a link comprising a flat hook strip 32, having a hook 33 at its upper end, said hook being adapted to be placed on the bail I8 of the bucket between the separated legs I6 of the plate I5. The hook 33 is retained over the bail I8 by means of a spring snap 34. The lower end of the at strip 32 is turned at right angles at 35 and is provided with a hole therethrough. A wire 36 passes through the said hole and is provided with a loop at its upper end and with The hanger plate I5 is provided with a vertical 56 a hook 31 at its lower end. The flat strip 32 is provided with a central longitudinal slot 38. A suitable screw clamp 39 passes through the loop at the upper end of the wire 3E and through the slot 38, whereby the effective length of the link from the hook 33 to the hook 31 is adjusted. A small hole is made in the rim of the bucket I9 and the hook 31 is passed therethrough, thus tipping the bucket to permit ready access of the paint brush to the paint therein. As the paint is used up, the link may be shortened, :.as above, to increase the tipping of the bucket.

It is, of course, understood that many changes may be made in the details of construction `of my improved paint bucket holder without departing from the spirit of my invention as .outlined in the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is.:

1. A bucket holder comprising, in combination, a hanger plate adapted to be suspended; hooks formed `thereon fandadapted it'o be "engaged by the buoket bail; a :plate slidably -mouniued on #said hangerplateandadaptedto enter said hooks to prevent. the v:bail rom ibeing disengaged zthere from; lan :elongated slot iin `said fs'lidable l`plate; a fdisk 1in fsa'id elongated slo'tand eccentrica-Hy mounted in said hanger plate; Ymeans Efor turn ing fsaidzdisk fin said fslot, whereby:the position `Vof said :slidable :plate on Asaid `hanger plate is deter mined; and means to guide the motion of said slidable plate on said hanger plate.

2. A bucket holder comprising in combination, a hanger plate adapted to be suspended; hooks formed thereon and adapted to be engaged by the bucket bail; a plate vertically slidably mounted on said hanger plate, and adapted to be slid into and out of said hooks formed thereon, to engage over the bail to lock the bail therein; a disk eccentrclly mounted on said hanger plate and engaging `said sliding plate, whereby said .sliding plate may be slid into or out of said hooks by turning said disk.

ALBERT F. BARTOLAT.

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